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1,800 people convene for Psychedelic Science 2013, the Psychedemia doc hits YouTube, and red tape holds up UK psilocybin studies in this week's psychedelic news. (more)

The Psychedelic Science 2013 conference next week will be one of the largest gatherings ever of scientists, researchers, reformers, and other members of the psychedelic research community.  (more)

Ken Kesey's family is restoring the Pranksters' bus, Oxford's new translation of Albert Hoffman's "LSD: My Problem Child," and the Teafaerie's letter on behalf of the Shulgins in this week's update. (more)

The University of Maryland approves a Good Samaritan 911 policy, ayahuasca subcultures spread in the US, and Colombia weights decriminalization of synthetic drugs in this week's update. (more)

Johns Hopkins studies challenging mushroom trips, Timothy Leary's papers find home in NY, and actors consume mescaline for a Sundance film in this week's update. (more)

MDMA research media controversy, psychedelic pioneers Bruce Eisner and Myron Stolaroff passed away, and Syria's possible use of a hallucinogenic chemical weapon in this week's round-up. (more)

Ayahuasca saturates global consciousness, US Senator wants to amend federal pot laws, and the Hobbit's positive view of drugs in this week's round-up. (more)

Washington and Colorado pot legalization goes into effect, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter speak out against the drug war, and the UN General Assembly addresses drug policy in this week's round-up. (more)

The NY Times covers efforts to treat PTSD with MDMA, the world's largest survey of drug use collects data online, and Australia allows drug scheduling to bypass parliament in this week's round-up. (more)

Pot legalized in Colorado and Washington, ayahuasca shamans predict Obama win, and a new online course examines the neuroscience of drugs in this week's round-up. (more)

A new book reviews psychedelic research since 1990, a six-year independent UK study argues for decriminalization, and a high school teen is accused of selling a "lethal dose" of LSD to a classmate in this week's psychedelic news. (more)

UPenn hosts the first university-sponsored psychedelics conference, a U.S. teenager dies during an ayahuasca trip in Peru, and ketamine is linked to depression relief in this week's psychedelic news. (more)

Evidence demonstrates cannabinoids slow cancer growth, new procedure detects the presence of mescaline in hair samples, and more in this week's psychedelic news. (more)

New Jersey issues medical marijuana identification cards, the Olympic Games end with psychedelic fanfare, and more in this week's psychedelic news. (more)

A nationwide crackdown on the synthetic drug industry, the lost tape of Tim Leary's visit with John and Yoko is rediscovered, and Oregon will vote on marijuana legalization in this week's psychedelic news. (more)

Maroon 5 singer Adam Levine describes the value of his magic mushroom experiences, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks out against the war on drugs, and the Chicago City Council decriminalizes small amounts of marijuana in this week's psychedelic news. (more)

A Singapore professor is under investigation for linking psychedelics to creativity, negative views of the drug known as "bath salts" harm sales for actual bath salts, and British Columbia's chief provincial health officer declares pure ecstasy safe in this week's psychedelic news.  (more)

A software pioneer donates $10 million to MAPS and other drug policy organizations, the Philadelphia Daily News celebrates Philly's "psychedelic renaissance," and the media links a "zombie attack" to LSD and bath salts in this week's psychedelic news. (more)

A New York State judge advocates for medical marijuana, Charles Shaw's "Exile Nation" examines the drug war in the prison system, and the Sydney Morning Herald hosts a public form on drug decriminalization in this week's psychedelic news. (more)

A judge upholds a government plan to ban foreign tourists from Amsterdam coffee shops, authorities in New Jersey vow to up their synthetic marijuana raids, and Burning Man visits D.C.  lawmakers in this week's psychedelic news. (more)

The Times on psychedelics to ease end-of-life anxiety, "Mad Men" on LSD,  and Sony to release a PS3 game about a datura trip in this week's psychedelic news. (more)

Federal agents raid Oaksterdam University, the "Walmart of weed" opens its first store on the East Coast, and the wife of UK's Speaker of the House of Commons contemplates sampling  MXE in this week's psychedelic news. (more)